Thailand Textile News Summaries

THAILAND: Indorama's new PET recycling plant
Indorama Ventures currently operates one other recycling facility, in the US, where it plans to establish a second such plant. Suchitra said the company had entered the wool business in 1994 with the establishment of Indorama Holdings as the Kingdom's first wool-yarn producer.

THAILAND: Thai Silk Fabric Website Fights for Village Lifestyles
A family funded Thai silk initiative, in a remote Thai village, has as it's key mission, the improvement of the financially poor lifestyles of their village.

THAILAND: Waterless dyed fabrics from Yeh Group
Instead of current aqueous dyeing systems, DryDye fabrics will be dyed using supercritical carbon dioxide in a stainless steel chamber developed and tested by DyeCoo.

THAILAND: CCI Selects Winner of the 2010 Cotton USA Design Challenge in Thailand
The winning team, from Chulalongkorn University, will join Praew magazine on a trip to a U.S. cotton field to shoot the winning dresses for the cover of Praew and a 20-page fashion spread.

THAILAND: GemSelect Simplifies Gemstone Shopping
New powerful search capabilities make it easy for customers to find the exact gems they need online.

THAILAND: BBJ Bangkok Ltd Enters the Market
BBJ Bangkok Ltd the leading wholesale jewelry provider in Bangkok today announced the introduction of it's much awaited section related to wholesale gemstone procurement.

THAILAND: Textile operators should invest in other Asian countries
The Industrial Economics Office conducted a study about Thailand's competitiveness with Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan and the Philippines. The findings released here today show that the textile and clothing industry players

THAILAND: Apparel exports likely to drop by 5 percent this year
Thailand's clothing and apparel exports are expected to go down by 5 per cent this year due to the baht volatility and the quota system shift. Before recovery takes place as many as 30 per cent of current business operators may go out of business. Recovery is expected by the next year end but not before a

THAILAND: Garment industry has strong business potential
Dej Pathanasethpong, president of the Thai Garment Manufacturers Association while speaking at a seminar for exporters hosted by Bangkok Bank yesterday, has said that the industry, considered “old and un-sexy” by many, still offered strong business potential but growth rates would slow

THAILAND: Government should manage exchange rate and upgrade infrastructure
Leading exporters have urged the government to manage exchange rate and upgrade infrastructure. Offshore factory relocation is not the answer to foreign-currency problems and the government should instead manage the

THAILAND: Trade barriers to hamper garment exports
According to survey which was conducted between March and April, exporters of garment, textiles and cosmetics among other products are likely to be affected by tougher non-tariff barriers which are expected to cost

THAILAND: Export forecast amended owing to strong baht
Thailand has reworked its forecast for export growth in 2007, due to an expected slowdown in global demand and the strong baht, which has made Thai products less competitive overseas.

THAILAND: Textile industry requires support from commercial banks
The Thailand Textile Institute has urged the commercial banks for their support in sanctioning loans to textile companies, saying that the cut in new loans would lead to more factory shutdowns.

THAILAND: Garment company shuts down officially
Thai Silp South East Asia Import Export, a garment company officially ceased its operations yesterday. The company’s 5,000 workers are waiting anxiously for their full

THAILAND: Textile exporters expecting incentives from government
Textile exporters have recommended the government to hold talks with trading partners to provide investment incentives to channel foreign exchange out of the country to halt the baht appreciation.

THAILAND: New formula to offer more comfort and shapeliness for Women
Ergonomics researchers in Hong Kong are saying that their new mathematical equation measures breasts more accurately, and will deliver new comfort and shapeliness for women.

THAILAND: Few textiles, footwear companies affected by strong baht
Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is closely monitoring the textile and footwear companies. The SET president Patareeya Benjapolchai said that the fluctuating baht could affect other companies listed in the textile and footwear sectors.

THAILAND: Hi-Tech Apparel announces expansion plans
Hi-Tech apparel executive director, Nipon Chavalitmontien has refuted the reports that the company is planning to shut down its plant due to appreciation of the baht. "We're expanding the business and we are employing 2,500 workers more," he said.

THAILAND: Garment firms respond to government programs
The closure of Thai Slip South East Asia import export co. has woken up the garment manufacturers who were not keen to innovate. Many have now started to take advantage of the government’s programs for their survival.

THAILAND: Garment factory offered new loans
The Thai Slip South East Import Export Co. has declared its intention to go out of business on August 7. Many banks which have provided loans to the company earlier have offered additional loans to the troubled garment factory.

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